If elected in Georgia, she would be nation's first black female governor

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Former President Barack Obama and Democratic candidate for Georgia Goveernor Stacey Abrams wave to the crowd during a campaign rally at Morehouse College Friday, Nov. 2, 2018, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/John Bazemore)

Stacey Abrams, the Democratic gubernatorial nominee in Georgia, dismissed President Donald Trump’s assessment of her as “not qualified,” saying Sunday that Republicans are “getting scared” because polls show their party on the verge of defeat in Tuesday’s midterm elections.

Abrams made the remarks in appearances on CNN’s “State of the Union” and NBC News’s “Meet the Press,” one day after former president Barack Obama stumped for her in Atlanta.

“I find his assessments to be vapid and shallow,” Abrams said of Trump on “Meet the Press.” “I am the most qualified candidate. I am a business owner. I am a tax attorney who was trained at Yale Law School. I am a civic leader who helped register more than 200,000 Georgians.”

Asked by CNN’s Jake Tapper why she thinks Trump made the remarks, Abrams said it was because Republicans “can see the same numbers we are seeing.”

“I think they’re getting scared, and I think desperation tends to lead to comments that aren’t necessarily grounded in reality,” she said.

On Thursday, Trump had weighed in on Abrams’ campaign against Republican Brian Kemp at a news conference on immigration. Trump said it was “OK” that media mogul Oprah Winfrey was hitting the campaign trail for Abrams but added: “The woman that she’s supporting is not qualified.”

Abrams, if elected, would become the nation’s first black female governor.

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